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The Monk: A Romance is a Gothic novel by Matthew Gregory Lewis, published in 1796. Written early in Lewis's career, it was published before he turned twenty. In one letter, he claimed to have written it in ten weeks, but other correspondence suggests that he had at least started it, or something similar, a couple of years earlier.
A crowd gathers at the Capuchin church in Madrid to hear the famed monk Ambrosio speak. There, the cavalier Lorenzo meets and develops feelings for young, virtuous Antonia. He decides he must marry her.
The Monk, Gothic novel by Matthew Gregory Lewis, published in 1796. The story’s violence and sexual content made it one of the era’s best-selling and most influential novels. The novel is the story of a monk, Ambrosio, who is initiated into a life of depravity by Matilda, a woman who has disguised.
Shocking, erotic and violent, The Monk is the story of Ambrosio, torn between his spiritual vows and the temptations of physical pleasure. His internal battle leads to sexual obsession, rape and murder, yet this book also contains knowing parody of its own excesses as well as social comedy.
Name Fame. The Monk was so successful that many people began referring to author Matthew Lewis as “Monk” Lewis following the novel’s publication. The best study guide to The Monk on the planet, from the creators of SparkNotes. Get the summaries, analysis, and quotes you need.
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Jan 14, 2016 · The Monk (1796) is a sensational story of temptation and depravity, a masterpiece of Gothic fiction and the first horror novel in English literature. The respected monk Ambrosio, the Abbot of a...
